Painting 6 point roll bar inside the car

[Walker434]

I'm having a 6 point roll bar installed in the 71 Dart. What have you guys done for paint in the past? Take the time to mask it off and rattle can? I've also heard of guys using a small roller and a foam brush?

Any photos of the finished product would be great! Thanks!

 

[67a273post]

I'm having a 6 point roll bar installed in the 71 Dart. What have you guys done for paint in the past? Take the time to mask it off and rattle can? I've also heard of guys using a small roller and a foam brush?

Any photos of the finished product would be great! Thanks!

Any pics of the install points espically where hoop mounts to car? About to start on the 8point in my sons car .

 

[Walker434]

I will post pics of the roll bar as soon as I get the car back. I hired a guy to build the roll bar. Other than that I have turned all my own wrenches and it's killing me waiting on this to be done and having no Dart to tinker with.

 

[Fisher]

Go to local grocery store, liquor store and grab as much cardboard as you can carry. lol Thats what i did, cover everything and rattle can away. Primer then paint.

 

[67a273post]

What kinda $$ they charge u to do the install .

 

[cawley]

I have used paint brush & I have taped the car up (inside & out) sprayed with spray can. Depends on how fancy you want to get

 

[flyfish]

I used a foam roller and some Hammer tone paint from Lowes.
Looks like this (upper right of the pic). Nice and clean compared to a rattle can.

 

[Walker434]

I used a foam roller and some Hammer tone paint from Lowes.
Looks like this (upper right of the pic). Nice and clean compared to a rattle can.
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Yes, I have read of the hammertone. Thanks for the picture, looks great. I'll probably go this route.

 

[Kegan B]

Foam roller and a brush.

 

[famous bob]

Foam roller and a brush.

DON`T use the roll bar paint u buy at o`reilys and places like that, it aint worth a crap !!

 

[justinp61]

I used a foam roller and some Hammer tone paint from Lowes.
Looks like this (upper right of the pic). Nice and clean compared to a rattle can.
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I did the same.

 

[SpeedThrills]

I brushed one once. I used Rustoleum.

 

[67autocross]

Card board and spray paint

 

[rod7515]

I painted mine black using a spray gun and por 15 paint. It took a lot of taping things off but I like it. Heres 2 pics.

Rod

 

[clinteg]

Lots and lots of masking and VHT roll bar and chassis paint. I painted mine during the winter and draped plastic everywhere with a heater blowing in. Didn’t turn out perfect just due to not being able to hold the right temp but turned out good. Hardest part was painting the rear bars which are 1/4” away from the back glass and right where everyone from the outside can see.

 

[Deucemopar]

Go to local grocery store, liquor store and grab as much cardboard as you can carry. lol Thats what i did, cover everything and rattle can away. Primer then paint.

Exactly what I did while it was at the shop. Came out nice.

Don’t forget to clean the bars very well. I started with soapy water. Then alcohol. Then I sandpapered them. Back to water wipe down. Alcohol again.

I used engine paint only because it was best color match for other parts of the car and overall color scheme.

Oh. And use a respirator. Or something similar. Unless your outside in an open field. I kept the doors shut because we were in shop with other cars around. Regardless I would have done that. It’s amazing how much and how far the misty clouds of paint will go. Lol.

To match

 

[67autocross]

Did you drink the alcohol or use it to clean the bar? That part I’m a bit mixed up on....

 

[Walker434]

I certainly would have been drinking the alcohol but I'll let Deucemopar respond

 

[Deucemopar]

LOL. Never a bad idea to take a shot or two ..here or there.

 

[hotrod360andy]

Flat black using a foam brush worked great for my 10 point roll cage!!

 

[ProSport]

It was a lot of work but I masked off the whole inside and outside of my car and used satin black spray cans.

 

[Deucemopar]

Pro. That looks awesome. Ya. To do it right is PIA but worth it.

 

[6PKRTSE]

Pro. That looks awesome. Ya. To do it right is PIA but worth it.

I had my local paint Store mix up some paint from the paint code from my car and had them put it in aerosol cans for me. Way to difficult moving around with a paint gun and air hose. It just finds a way to drag over what you already painted.

 

[6PKRTSE]

It's a lot of work. Primed the entire cage one day with several coats. Painted the next day and cleared after.

 

[Walker434]

I ended up using the Rustoleum Hammertone paint from Home Depot and a roller brush and foam brush. Had planned on using their "Deep Green"..... This green looked awful on its own. It was more of an emerald green color. So rather than just leave the green I went back and bought black and brown also. Now the cage is camo and you can't even see it!! What cage?